# Portable Internet Radio Lets You Create Your Own Station Slacker Portable By Ben Preiss | Published 2008-02-09 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slacker-portable-arrives-first-portable-internet-radio-player-lets-you-crea References: [blog.wired](http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/02/exclusive-revie.html) & [pcmag](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2256606,00.asp) The problem with Internet radio is, of course, that you can't listen to it on a radio because it is not broadcast on radio waves, so really its not radio at all. The [Slacker Portable](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2256606,00.asp)solves that problem by caching the music on its flash memory and refreshing it whenever a WiFi connection is available. The great thing about radio is that it exposes you to [new music](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streamdj), so if your tired of the same old, the Slacker is a good alternative. It has a 4 inch screen that provides a good deal of background on the artists that are playing, as well as album art. ' As you listen, you can refine your preferences creating your own [personal radio station](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-fizz-fm) with new artists that follow your taste. You can't do that on old fashioned radio. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 49% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Portable Internet Radio:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a portable internet radio device that offers a seamless and user-friendly experience for accessing and listening to internet radio stations. - **Personalized Radio Stations:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform or app that allows users to easily create personalized radio stations based on their music preferences, offering a curated listening experience. - **Dynamic Music Caching:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design a music caching technology that automatically updates and refreshes stored music whenever a wifi connection is available, ensuring a seamless offline listening experience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate portable internet radio capabilities into various consumer electronic devices, such as smartphones, smart speakers, or car audio systems. - **Streaming Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Enhance streaming services' algorithms and recommendation systems to enable users to easily personalize and create their own radio stations based on their music preferences. - **Music Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative music caching and offline listening technologies that optimize the user experience for internet radio platforms and applications. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Radio Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radio-ocean.md) - [Mobile Radio Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-radio1.md) - [Streamed Custom Radio Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-music-1.md) - [Content-Focused Map Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tunein-2.md) - [Global Audio Accesses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/podcast-and-radio-reader.md) - [Car Fm Music Adapters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bluetooth-fm.md) - [Retrofuturistic Streaming Audio Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-streaming-audio-player.md) - [Smart TV Radio Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-radio.md) - [Tech-Infused Analog Radios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-aesthetics-and-modern-technology.md)